SherriB

My Mom sewed some but I took Home Ec/Sewing in Jr. High and High school. My first project was a very simple pull-over blouse. My last project in high school was taylored and lined wook blazer. Wish I still had it.

I also took a cooking class but don't remember much from it. I really dislike cooking so maybe that is why. LOL!!!

pattypurple

Took Home Ec in HS and almost failed. I wouldn't do thing in the order the pattern guide said to when I knew other ways were faster and saved fabric. Teacher didn't like my being a rebel. Guess I'm still that way with patterns (even quilt patterns). Of course, sometimes it gets me in trouble.

moonwork42029

I had sewed before Home Ec and always loved doing it. Many clothes for me in high school and then for my 2 sons up until they were in the 6th grade or so.

Now I'd rather kiss a snake than do any mending.

DogHouseMom

Mom taught me, but I also had Sewing (Home Ec) in Junior High and in High School. My first project in JRH was a skirt. The teacher scoffed at my choice ... a wrap around (easy) in wool (hmmm) with a liner (that was the part she scoffed at).

It came out beautifully. It was a classic design and held up so well I was wearing it well into my 20's. Until one day ...

I was working in downtown Chicago. It was Halloween. We three girls were wearing funny noses - mine was a pig. People were laughing and us three were eating it up. Until ... one of the girls noticed the people were not laughing at our noses - they were laughing at my wrap around skirt which had become unwrapped exposing all of my back end.

ahhhhh ... memories.

QUILTNMO

no learned during summmer at rec.center catholic school didnt have home ec back in my day

SeamRipper

6th grade I made a pillow. Went fine.
9th grade I had to make a skirt. Dropped yoke, gathered skirt, pockets...it was awful. I sewed the top seam to a side seam and had the pockets hanging off the bottom. The poor home ec teacher just shook her head and handed me the seam ripper, my best friend. I did a lot of unsewing on that skirt!
Our class project was making a trip around the world baby quilt. I loved sewing straight seams without backstitching. To this day I have to force myself to try something different than a pieced quilt with straight seams. I've been meaning to sew pj's for my son for the past two years...I'd rather clean the bathroom.

maryb119

I helped the teacher teach some of the other girls who didn't know how to sew. I don't ever remember not sewing. My mom and both grandmothers taught me.

lindy-2

they dont teach sewing anymore in school just a bit of cooking and parenting. they have realy dumbed down the education system.

kakels

Actually my old home ec teacher is now the quilting teacher of the classes I take. I think I was in one of her first classes when she first started teaching. She inspired me then and she still does!

GABBYABBY

Yes, that is where I learned to sew. The school I went
to was in a small country town and the school was first
grade all the way to 12th grade all in one building.